Central Ohio’s explosion of new apartments shows no signs of slowing down, thanks to folks like Janel Denton and Joe Giannetti.

Both could buy homes but choose to rent.

Denton and Giannetti are among thousands of tenants who have moved into new central Ohio apartments in the past two years. They illustrate why the apartment boom represents a fundamental shift in central Ohio and why it isn’t likely to end soon.

From patio-home rentals in Canal Winchester to sleek Downtown high-rises, almost 17,000 apartments are newly opened, under construction or on the drawing board in the Columbus area.

Read the entire story – The Columbus Dispatch – March 29, 2015